Conspiracy Of Catiline And The Jurgurthine War

von Sallust

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jugurthine War is a historical work written by the Roman historian Sallust. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part detailing the conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Roman Republic in 63 BC. Sallust provides a vivid account of the political and social climate of Rome at the time, as well as the events leading up to the conspiracy and the subsequent actions taken by the Senate to suppress it.The second part of the book focuses on the Jugurthine War, a conflict between Rome and the Numidian king Jugurtha that took place in the 2nd century BC. Sallust describes the military campaigns and political machinations that characterized the war, as well as the corruption and greed of the Roman officials involved.Throughout the book, Sallust offers his own commentary on the events and characters he describes, often criticizing the moral decay and political corruption of his own time. The Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jugurthine War is considered a valuable primary source for understanding the politics and society of ancient Rome, as well as a masterpiece of Latin prose.To such men no toil was unusual, no place was difficult or inaccessible, no armed enemy was formidable; their valor had overcome every thing. But among themselves the grand rivalry was for glory; each sought to be first to wound an enemy, to scale a wall, and to be noticed while performing such an exploit. Distinction such as this they regarded as wealth, honor, and true nobility. They were covetous of praise, but liberal of money; they desired competent riches but boundless glory.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781419113949
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.06.2004
• Größe: 235 x 191 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC